Many Americans don't see anything wrong with taking daily low-dose aspirin, even though experts have concluded its risks ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the differences in bleeding risks between therapeutic-dose non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and single antiplatelet therapy (aspirin) found ...

Aspirin is an over-the-counter medication used for a variety of reasons, but particularly in heart attack and stroke prevention for older people. Aside from pain treatment, doctors may prescribe ...

Commonly prescribed treatment options to prevent recurrent stroke include aspirin, clopidogrel, and an aspirin/dipyridamole combination. In the double-blind randomized PRoFESS trial, 20,332 ...

A new survey found that 1 in 5 adults “who say they have no personal or family history of heart attack or stroke,” reported “routinely” taking a low-dose aspirin Kimberlee Speakman is a ...

Current data suggest that anticoagulation with warfarin or dabigatran is far superior to aspirin in the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism in AF. There is no dispute on the recommendations ...

Nearly one in five adults “who say they have no personal or family history of heart attack or stroke,” reported in the survey that they “routinely” took a low-dose aspirin, with 10% saying ...

Alteplase improves stroke recovery by over 50% when given up to 24 hours after symptom onset, offering hope for patients with ...

The survey published Monday, Feb. 3 by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) at the University of Pennsylvania found that 48% of people still “incorrectly” believe that there are more benefits to ...

Large randomized clinical trials have shown that if aspirin is used soon after the onset of an acute heart attack, the mortality rate after five weeks is reduced by as much as 23%. Just as importantly ...